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The need for such a body within the Labour Party is especialy ercat because of the continuing influence of Zionist, proIsracl views even within the Labour left This is symbolised by the affiliation of the Poale Zion organisation, as one of the socialist societies affiliated to Party. Indeed the main debate at the conterenco whether should have an explicitiy anti-Zionist platform, and whether it should confight THE LABOUR COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE (LCP) was formally launched last Saturday at its founding conference at Lambeth Town Hall.
massacres of Palestinians - ensured a good attendence at the conference, with over 200 delegates and observers from Labour Parties, trade unions and Palestine solidarity organisanumber of local Labour Campaigns have been formed, and this was an opportunity to cowithin the Labour movement, or whether this was within LOLICIU Palestinian position.
Eventually an amend ment was inciuded in the founding resolution which made reference to an explicit fight against Potentially, ineretore the LCP represents an opportunit to construct a br oad based Ora SaOn 058-oson labour movement, WILIIE to do the consistent work In I8VOUr of solidarity the Palestinian people However, matred by ference allegations made against some of the organisers by supporters of Socialist Organiser (SO) supported by some activists within ReCES Bs movement. SO supporte Sensiein boti rom ne MATUCH solidarity Hornung steering committec, opened the conference by demanding mediately stopped (1) on the basis that Ted Knigh and other Labour Herald supporters had packed the oference with member of the WRF who were neither Labour Party members HLUI individual members of the LCP.
Hornung and Greens tein later led a walkout of about delegates, to *form their own committee*. This action was unfortunate, to sav the cast. splitting the committee right at its inception Socialist Challenge supporters intervened the Hornung-Greenstein "fringe meeting' to argue against a split and for a unified committee.
Behind this row was an attempt by Socialist Organiser to get the conference to adopt a platform which included very detailed positions on the reactionary Arab states questons which would have poten. tially excluded some people, and a rather sordid dispute W CECI HOmUNE and Greenstein should be the officers of the LCF Whether or not sup porters of Labour Herald or the WRP, or both had packeo tne contercncc wa irrelevant. Certainly, SO themselves had mobilised their supporters for the conference strength, ,and members of the WRP would have been able to attend as trade union delegates anyway Neither did Labour Herald supporters try to.
exclude Socialist Organiser supporters from the steering CHOTELE! which was elected. It scemTHE UNITED By John Ross ШИННАННИМИ
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